Improvement in farm-gates



H. WATSON.

FARM-GATES.

Patented June 6 WITNESSES ATTORNEYS N.PETER$. PHOTO-UYHOGRAFMER,WASHlNGYON. D 04 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HIRAM WATSON, OF LINCOLN, OREGON.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARM-GATES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [78,494, dated J une 6,1876; application filed April 15, i876.

is a'transverse vertical sectional view of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof devices for operating a double gate, whereby aperson riding can,without alighting, open a gate and close the same, as will behereinafter explained.

In the annexed drawings, the capital letters A'A designate two gates,which close in the center of the roadway, and are pivotec' at theirouter lower corners, as indicated at a; w. Eachgate is pivoted betweentwo upright posts, B, and is constructed as will be hereinafter explaincd.

The upper ends of the four posts B are framed into a horizontal beam,(3. To the top, near the inner end of each gate, is attached a cord orchain, a, which passes upward and outward over a pulley, 1), near theupper ends of the posts B, and from thence it extends under thehorizontal beam 0, to the middle of the length thereof. Both cords orchains a thence extend upward between two grooved pulleys, b, and areconnected to the inner end of. a lever, D, which lever is suitablypivoted on top of the beam 0.

For the purpose of retaining the cords or chains a a. two guard-wires,yy, are arranged parallel to each other, in such manner that the saidcords or chains are prevented from being caught between the pulleys andthe beam G. From the outer end. of the leverD extend two cords, h h, inopposite directions, and pass through eyes 9 g, or over pulleys attachedto vertical posts G, the ends of the said cords or chains hanging downalongside of said posts. 7

In practice I will attach weights to the cords or chains It h, in orderthat they may be used with greater facility, and at the same time beretained in the proper positions. The gates are segments of circles,portions of which are cut so that they will close, and, when closed,will be prevtnted from lateral displacement by a bifurcated support, 70.

The operation is as follows, to wit: By giving a quick pull on eithercord h the gates will open outward, and fall over backward by their owngravity, and by again giving a.

quick pull on either cord the gates will shut.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the pivoted gates A A, double posts B, with top beam(J, cords or chains a, pulleys b b, lever l), and cords h h, allarranged in the manner described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

HIRAM WATSON.

Witnesses:

G. O. BELL, S. J. ELY.

